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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Seeking Yoga class for my 2.5 yr. old – Jul 9, 2025 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Totland afterschool TK/K – Jul 28, 2025 – (0 responses)
Transportation to Willard Clubhouse Afterschool Program? – Jul 28, 2025 – (0 responses, 2 pending)
Feedback about Building Kidz of Berkeley – Jul 26, 2025 – (0 responses, 1 pending)
Experience with Cornerstone for Infant? – Jul 22, 2025 – (2 responses)
Early Head Start YMCA South Berkeley – Jul 19, 2025 – (0 responses)
Blue Skies for Children vs Child Education Center – Jul 16, 2025 – (1 response, 1 pending)
Looking for Parent-Friendly Preschools in the East Bay – Jul 14, 2025 – (9 responses, 1 pending)
Seeking advice / play group for afterschool care for K - Emerson – Jul 10, 2025 – (1 response)
Aftercare programs for MalcolmX (TK) – Jul 10, 2025 – (3 responses)
After-school program for Rosa Parks – Jul 7, 2025 – (5 responses, 1 pending)
Alameda Preschools? – Jul 6, 2025 – (7 responses)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Looking for guitar teacher for 6 year old – Jul 26, 2025 – (0 responses, 2 pending)
Adult driving lessons – Jul 24, 2025 – (0 responses, 3 pending)
Tennis camp or lessons – Jul 21, 2025 – (4 responses)
Afterschool programs waitlist hell, what are more options – Jul 12, 2025 – (1 response)
Seeking swim lessons for our 6-mo-old son in Berkeley – Jul 7, 2025 – (0 responses)
ISO mountain biking club for 10 yo (non-competitive) – Jul 1, 2025 – (2 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

Short-term rental of home while overseas – Jul 20, 2025 – (2 responses)
Commercial Reat Estate Agent for Richmond? – Jul 20, 2025 – (0 responses)
Moraga or Petaluma? – Jul 19, 2025 – (2 responses, 1 pending)
Another Home Exchange Question – Jul 18, 2025 – (2 responses)
Carpooling app? – Jul 9, 2025 – (0 responses)
Possibly Moving to Boston - Need Advice on Many Things – Jul 3, 2025 – (8 responses)

Family & Relationships

Looking for a Good Family Therapist – Jul 11, 2025 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Health & Wellness

Updated orthodontist recommendations and questions – Jul 29, 2025 – (0 responses, 3 pending)
Palatal expanders and airway orthodontics for 5 y.o. – Jul 25, 2025 – (0 responses, 3 pending)
Ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma & strabismus – Jul 16, 2025 – (2 responses, 1 pending)
Holistic Dentist for older elementary age kid – Jul 11, 2025 – (2 responses)
Claremont Country Club - what do they spray on the golf course? – Jul 11, 2025 – (1 response)
Cost of Invisalign/Braces for teenage/tween boys – Jul 9, 2025 – (9 responses)
Recommend a Pediatrician at Berkeley Pediatrics? – Jul 8, 2025 – (9 responses)
Support Groups for Postpartum Depression? – Jul 7, 2025 – (2 responses)
Where to find help for our teen living with POTS – Jul 5, 2025 – (4 responses)
RECOMMENDATION FOR MD OR CLINICIAN FOR EAR PIERCING – Jul 2, 2025 – (0 responses)
Acupuncture for kids – Jul 1, 2025 – (3 responses)
Compounding pharmacy recommendation? – Jun 29, 2025 – (7 responses)
Arthritis in Foot - Kaiser Won't Treat, Now What – Jun 28, 2025 – (5 responses)

House & Garden

Recent experiences and recommendations for an addition – Jul 22, 2025 – (3 responses, 1 pending)
Porch caulking and repainting – Jul 19, 2025 – (1 response)
Tile roof repair for a leak – Jul 19, 2025 – (0 responses)
Aluminum window cord repair referral – Jul 19, 2025 – (0 responses)
Seeking Advice on Seismic Upgrades and Solar for a Clay Roof – Jul 15, 2025 – (2 responses)
Licensed exterior painter for Berkeley Victorian – Jul 14, 2025 – (2 responses)
Highly Anxious Tenant advice? – Jul 10, 2025 – (8 responses, 1 pending)
Seeking electrician for a small project – Jul 3, 2025 – (5 responses)

Parenting Topics

Burglary and Feeling Safe at Home – Jul 11, 2025 – (4 responses)
Handling questions/observations about donor-conceived baby – Jul 9, 2025 – (13 responses)
Seeking supporting for parenting AuDHD – Jul 5, 2025 – (1 response)

Products & Services

Hair salon/stylist specializing in womens hair loss – Jul 29, 2025 – (0 responses)
Seeking financial advisor/manager for inheritance – Jul 26, 2025 – (1 response, 2 pending)
Looking for washing machine recommendation – Jul 24, 2025 – (4 responses, 6 pending)
Seeking swim instructor for child with special needs – Jul 23, 2025 – (0 responses, 2 pending)
IN PERSON beginning Japanese class for adults – Jul 19, 2025 – (1 response)
Home Audio – Jul 10, 2025 – (0 responses)
looking for targeted retirement advice – Jul 7, 2025 – (5 responses)
Kenya safari – Jul 4, 2025 – (4 responses)

School Advice

BACR Afterschool at Mira Vista Elementary – Jul 29, 2025 – (0 responses)
High School in East Bay for Kid with Inattentive ADHD? – Jul 24, 2025 – (0 responses)
Seeking Advice on BUSD Special Education Kindergarten Programs – Jul 17, 2025 – (2 responses, 1 pending)
Frances Albrier afterschool reviews? – Jul 16, 2025 – (1 response)
Hillcrest Elementary - Special Medical Needs – Jul 14, 2025 – (1 response)
Piedmont high and private high schools – Jul 9, 2025 – (7 responses)
LEARNS v Willard Clubhouse – Jul 7, 2025 – (2 responses)
Help! Trying to understand TK in Oakland & Berkeley – Jul 5, 2025 – (4 responses)
John Muir Elementary - TK? – Jul 4, 2025 – (3 responses)
BUSD Admissions with IEP, late letter – Jul 2, 2025 – (1 response)
Berkeley afterschool options (not LEARNS or City of Berkeley) – Jul 2, 2025 – (4 responses)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

Restraining order for teen – Jul 24, 2025 – (2 responses)
Berkeley Kid Wants to Go to College in the Frigid Northeast – Jul 23, 2025 – (20 responses)
Changing your child’s pediatric ophthalmologist once they turn 18 – Jul 14, 2025 – (1 response)
affordable hair colorist for bleach + pigment – Jul 13, 2025 – (0 responses, 1 pending)
Eugene, OR & Seattle w/ teens – Jul 7, 2025 – (3 responses)
Dilemma re: 2e 15 y.o. who still needs a “babysitter” – Jul 6, 2025 – (5 responses)
Looking to hire responsible older teen for project assistance – Jul 5, 2025 – (1 response)